District College category, Page 50
Seton Hill gets top seed in NCAA Division II regional baseball tournament
Seton Hill baseball received the top seed in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region despite losing the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship game Saturday to Bloomsburg. The Atlantic Region tournament will be played in Charleston, W.Va. beginning Thursday. The Griffins (35-6) will play the winner of the game between No....
A-K Valley campus clippings: Another top honor for Knoch grad Jordan Geist at Arizona
Jordan Geist enjoyed another banner season in the throwing events for the University of Arizona. The Knoch graduate and Wildcats junior picked up his third Pac-12 postseason award, earning Men’s Field Athlete of the Year for the second time (also in 2019). Geist also was named Men’s Freshman of the...
Penn-Trafford grad Jordan Sabol has big year for Saint Vincent baseball
Saint Vincent baseball coach Mick Janosko knew he had someone special in Jordan Sabol during the shortened 2021 season. And when he talks about Sabol, you can understand what makes him so special. Sabol is a leader even though he’s only a sophomore. He started in center field for the...
Seton Hill baseball falls to Bloomsburg in PSAC championship series
Home runs have been a friend of Seton Hill baseball this season, but the long ball came back to haunt the Griffins in their bid for a third Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship in five years. Bloomsburg homered five times to produce all its runs, and the Huskies won the...
Seton Hill, Bloomsburg split first 2 games of PSAC finals, setting up Saturday showdown
Down a game in the best-of-3 championship series, Bloomsburg rode freshman Michael Standen’s five-hitter to a convincing 9-2 victory over No. 6 Seton Hill on Friday in the second game of a doubleheader in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament at SHU Baseball Complex. Anthony Viggiano hit a grand slam,...
Westmoreland County CC looks to stay hot at regional tournament
Westmoreland County Community College baseball coach Mike Draghi said he knew his team was better than its record. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many National Junior College Athletic Conference Division III teams in Region XX opted not to play this spring. That left WCCC scrambling to find opponents; the result...
Seton Hill, Bloomsburg to meet for PSAC baseball title
PSAC baseball championship series (best of 3) Bloomsburg (21-15) vs. Seton Hill (34-4) When: Friday, Saturday (Game 1, noon Friday, Game 2 to follow; Game 3 Saturday if needed) Where: Seton Hill Baseball Complex, Greensburg Coaches: Mike Collins, Bloomsburg; Marc Marizzaldi, Seton Hill What’s next: The winner advances to the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Norwin grad Thrift transferring to Youngstown State
Jayvon Thrift said transferring will bring his college football career, one that still is getting off the ground, “full circle.” That is because the school where he is headed to is the place where he initially planned to play. Thrift, a Norwin graduate, is leaving West Virginia to join the...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Another Big Ten title for Penn State’s Holmberg
A pair of Hempfield alums were crowned conference champions at the NCAA Division I level Saturday. Penn State grad student Maddie Holmberg won the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 5,839 points. Holmberg finished first in the long jump (6.16 meters) and the 200-meter dash (24.5...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Led by Osikowicz, Seton Hill softball clean up postseason awards
Jenna Osikowicz played a key role at Hempfield, helping the softball program win three WPIAL titles and two PIAA championships. Now a senior right fielder at Seton Hill, Osikowicz brought her winning mentality to the Griffins — and the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Osikowicz, who helped lead Seton Hill to...
Seton Hill baseball sweeps Mercyhurst, moves to PSAC championship series
The No. 7 Seton Hill baseball team was staring at only its fifth loss of the season Sunday when Jack Oberdorf stepped to the plate against Mercyhurst in the top of the ninth inning. One swing of the bat gave the Griffins a three-run lead in the second game of...
Hempfield alums Holmberg, Orie win conference track & field titles
A pair of Hempfield alums were crowned conference champions at the NCAA Division I level Saturday. Penn State grad student Maddie Holmberg won the heptathlon at the Big Ten Championships in Champaign, Ill., while DePaul sophomore Mackenna Orie won the shot put title at the Big East Championships in Geneva,...
Washington & Jefferson stops Saint Vincent to win PAC baseball title
Starter Nick Drake turned in a dominant performance and outfielder Tyler Horvat was the offensive catalyst as Washington & Jefferson defeated Saint Vincent College, 3-0, Saturday to claim the school’s 13th PAC baseball championship. Drake (Canon-McMillan) went seven innings, allowing one hit and striking out eight. Michael Zito earned the...
Seton Hill’s Tommy Pellis has big week of accolades on eve of PSAC semifinals
Tommy Pellis is glad he came back for a fifth baseball season at Seton Hill. So are the Griffins. A grad student outfielder and Greensburg Central Catholic grad, Pellis is having his best college season, and reaping the awards that can come with it. National prominence is nothing new to...
Norwin grad Christiana Skrabak making impact in final season with Seton Hill softball
Seton Hill softball player Christiana Skrabak was as impactful in a 16-0 runaway victory against Mercyhurst in the deciding game of a best-of-three Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinal series as she has been all season. Skrabak is a grad student from Norwin who is making sure her finale ends with...
Saint Vincent baseball rallies to reach PAC finals
Saint Vincent isn’t quite ready to cash in its chips. The Bearcats baseball team rallied for two wins Friday in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference Tournament and, all of the sudden, will play for the championship. Fourth-seeded SVC (17-17) staved off elimination twice by defeating No. 3 Franciscan, 13-4, and No....
Previewing the PSAC softball championship: West Chester vs. Seton Hill
PSAC softball championship series West Chester (28-14) vs. Seton Hill (32-12) When: Friday, Saturday at Seton Hill Softball Complex, Greensburg. Game 1, 4 p.m. Friday; Game 2, 1 p.m. Saturday (Game 3 to follow, if necessary) Coaches: Diane Lokey, West Chester; Jessica Strong, Seton Hill What’s next?: The series winner...
Kollar stellar as Seton Hill blanks Gannon in PSAC quarterfinals
In high school, right-hander Jared Kollar routinely faced pressure situations. He was the winning pitcher in WPIAL and PIAA championship games in 2017 as a senior at Latrobe. Four years later, as a college senior at Seton Hill, Kollar took the mound Wednesday for just the third time after returning...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Ex-Mt. Pleasant ace Alincic leaving Morehead State
Former Mt. Pleasant ace softball pitcher Carolyn Alincic is changing college programs, and possibly divisions. The strikeout pitcher who won WPIAL and PIAA titles with the Vikings, is leaving Morehead State (Ky.) after just less than two seasons. Candid and open about her decision, Alincic said she needed to hit...
Seton Hill softball advances to PSAC finals for first time
Seton Hill made history Tuesday. The Griffins softball team downed visiting Gannon, 4-1, to win a best-of-three PSAC semifinals series and advance to the conference finals for the first time. The top seed from the West Division, Seton Hill (32-12) will host East No. 3 West Chester (28-11) in a...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Saint Vincent forced to forfeit PAC playoff spots
The Presidents’ Athletic Conference softball and men’s lacrosse playoffs were going on in full force over the weekend, but one school was missing from both tournaments: Saint Vincent. The Bearcats had to forfeit their earned spots in both tournaments because of a covid-19 shutdown on campus in Unity Township. The...
Penn State New Kensington softball eliminated from PSUAC state tournament
The Penn State New Kensington softball team saw its season come to an end Monday with a pair of losses in the double-elimination Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs in DuBois. The Lions lost to East No. 1 seed Penn State Brandywine, 9-1, in the first game and were edged...
Westmoreland campus clippings: Seton Hill men’s lacrosse racks up honors
Seton Hill cleaned up when postseason awards were announced by the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. The Griffins men’s lacrosse team, which finished second in the standings, reached the conference title game and earned its third straight NCAA Division II Tournament bid, had two major award-winners and 12 all-conference picks. Junior...
Riverview alum Molly Collins makes impact for PSNK softball
Riverview graduate Molly Collins has been a key factor this season for the Penn State New Kensington softball team. The Lions freshman outfielder went 2 for 3 with two doubles and four runs batted in as PSNK rolled past Penn State Beaver, 9-0, on May 1 in the first round...
Seton Hill baseball coach Marc Marizzaldi reaches 600 wins
The coach from the start in 2003, Marc Marizzaldi has molded the Seton Hill baseball program into a model of consistency, on a local and national scale. He has constructed top-tier recruiting classes, cultivated a winning culture and helped turn the Griffins into a Division II power. Over time, wins...
